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Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Land Use Change for Central vista Development/ Redevelopment Project Approved
The Govt has approved the land use change as required for the Central Vista Development/Redevelopment project on the recommendations of Delhi Development Authority . This paves the way for the construction of new Parliament building and other projects in the prestigious Central Vista project. This decision will ensure that the green areas and Public-Semi-Public spaces are adequately compensated or enhanced.
The Central Vista of New Delhi houses Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament House, North and South Block, India Gate, National Archives etc. All these iconic buildings were constructed before 1931, the year in which the new capital was inaugurated. The other office buildings were built on various plots subsequently to address the office requirements of Central Ministries and Departments in an unplanned manner.Parliament House building came up in 1927 and is declared Heritage building. Its facilities and infrastructure are inadequate to meet the current demand. Therefore, there is an imperative need to construct a new state-of–art Parliament building in close vicinity. This proposal may address not only the space requirement but may result into an iconic structure as a symbol of democracy.
The offices of the Central Government are spread over different locations which affects inter-departmental coordination, and unnecessary travel leading to congestion and pollution. Further, most of the existing buildings have outlived their structural lives. The Hutments, which occupy huge area in the Central Vista, came up as temporary structures during the Second World War. Development of Common Central Secretariat will create modern workspaces with latest technology for better productivity and efficient utilization of human resources.Rajpath and avenue in Central Vista which includes greens and water bodies adjoining it, symbolizes the magnificence of the Capital City and is a tourist place of national importance. Upgrading its facilities and rejuvenating the green spaces is necessary. In view of the above, we have taken up the Central Vista Development/ Redevelopment Project.
The objectives of the Project include upgrading Parliament’s space and facilities; consolidating, rationalizing and synergizing government functioning; refurbishing and better equipping the Central Vista Avenue; strengthening cultural institutions in the Central Vista. This change in land use will pave the way for development/re-development of these projects.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Various Steps Taken to Safeguard Recruitment Examinations
The steps taken by the major recruitment agencies for the Central Government viz. Union Public Service Commission, Railway Recruitment Board  and Staff Selection Commission to safeguard the examination processes are enumerated below :
UPSC has started deploying low powered Jammers at the examination venues to prevent adoption of unfair means during the examinations by using mobiles phones, blue-tooth and other communicating devices.
Since, 2015, Computer Based Test  has been introduced in all Railway examinations. The internet domain, on which online CBTs are conducted, has the approval of Indian Computer Emergency Response Team . After written examination, link of question paper and corresponding responses made by candidates with answer key is provided to their registered emails.
Staff Selection Commission migrated from erstwhile Optical Mark Recognition based examination to computer based examinations from June, 2016, and has taken comprehensive measures which, inter-alia, include audit of examination venues, conduct of mock-tests, deployment of its representatives as Inspecting Officers at the examination venues, comprehensive CCTV coverage of the examination venues, etc
Thorough checking & frisking of candidates with the help of Hand-Held Metal Detectors, registering of their bio-metric attendance, taking and matching of their photographs, etc., are also carried out at the examination centres.
This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Union Minister of State  for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Implementation of Revamped RGSA
Ministry is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of revamped RGSA in the Country including Odisha. The scheme is approved for implementation from 2022-23 to 2025-26 to develop governance capabilities for leadership roles to enable the Gram Panchayats  to function effectively and to deliver on Sustainable Development Goals  through Localization at the grassroots level. During 2022-23, total Rs.672.967Cr has been released under revamped RGSA in the Country including Rs. 11.40 Cr as a centre share to Odisha for various activities.
The State wise details of the number of Panchayats, whose Elected Representatives have received basic orientation training and refresher training under the RGSA is at Annexure.
Annexure
Count of Panchayats Trained in FY 2022-23
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State
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No of Panchayats whose ER received Basic orientation training
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Count of Panchayats whose ER received Refresher training
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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70
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0
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Andhra Pradesh
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13051
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0
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Arunachal Pradesh
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2133
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0
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Assam
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0
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2197
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Bihar
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8629
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0
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Chhattisgarh
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9661
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6297
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The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
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0
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0
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Goa
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191
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2
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Gujarat
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884
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0
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Haryana
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1170
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0
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Himachal Pradesh
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3708
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3708
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Jammu and Kashmir
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3951
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1604
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Jharkhand
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4345
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0
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Karnataka
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5963
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0
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Kerala
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941
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941
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Ladakh
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0
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0
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Lakshadweep
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0
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0
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Madhya Pradesh
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23012
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0
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Maharashtra
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14387
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5166
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Manipur
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0
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0
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Meghalaya
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1854
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3712
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Mizoram
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0
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0
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Nagaland
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325
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0
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Odisha
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6794
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0
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Puducherry
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0
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0
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Punjab
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0
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4169
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Rajasthan
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9000
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0
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Sikkim
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128
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0
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Tamil Nadu
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0
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0
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Telangana
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2409
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0
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Tripura
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196
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370
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Uttar Pradesh
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51545
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42400
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Uttarakhand
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306
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0
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West Bengal
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27
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0
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TOTAL
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164680
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70566
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Draft Rules for Setting up Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility Notified
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has notified draft rules for setting up Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility . The rules lay down the procedure for setting up, authorization and operation of RVSF. Key features are:
- These RVSFs shall be provided access to the VAHAN database and shall be authorized to make entries regarding scrapping of the vehicle & issuance of Scrapping Certificate.
- Other access to NCRB & police database will also be provided for verification of stolen vehicle or vehicle involved in criminal activity, before scrapping a vehicle.
- The rules specify the technical requirements and procedure to be followed by any legal entity for setting up RVSF.
- The Government of India will develop a portal for single window clearance, on which the applicant will apply with documents and fee. State/UT governments would clear the proposal in a time-bound manner, that is, 60 days.
- The application process is proposed to be made seamless, transparent and time-bound for registration, inspection and audit of RVSF.
-The RVSF must take cyber security certifications for safe access to VAHAN database. The registration of an RVSF shall be valid for an initial period of 10 years, and renewable for 10 years at a time.
-Besides the requirement for having certified equipment for de-polluting, de-risking and dismantling End of Life Vehicle , the RVSF will have to comply with relevant health and safety legislation/regulation and environmental norms laid down by MoEF&CC and CPCB/SPCB for such operations.
- In case the RVSF does not have adequate capability for recycling of hazardous waste , then such materials can be sold to duly authorized recyclers.
- The RVSF, after verifying the original documents from the owner / representative and records of the vehicles, issues the ‘Certificate of Deposit’, which can be used to avail incentives and benefits for purchase of a new vehicle.
- The RVSF shall keep safe custody of cut piece of Chassis Number for a period of 6 months from the date of issue of ‘Certificate of Vehicle Scrapping’ and maintain a copy of all documents for record and examination during audit.
Objections and suggestions to these draft rules have been invited within 30 days’ time from the date of publication of these draft rules.
Ministry of Finance
Shri Arun Jaitley launches the Financial Inclusion Index
Single Composite Index to give a snap shot of level of financial inclusion
The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley launched the Financial Inclusion Index after his Annual Performance Review Meeting with CEOs of the Public Sector Banks in New Delhi today. Department of Financial Services , Ministry of Finance will release an Annual Financial Inclusion Index  which will be a measure of access and usage of a basket of formal financial products and services that includes savings, remittances, credit, insurance and pension products. The index will have three measurement dimensions;  Access to financial services  Usage of financial services and  Quality.
The single composite index gives a snap shot of level of financial inclusion that would guide Macro Policy perspective. The various components of the index will also help to measure financial services for use of internal policy making. Financial Inclusion Index can be used directly as a composite measure in development indicators. It enables fulfilment of G20 Financial Inclusion Indicators requirements. It will also facilitate researchers to study the impact of financial inclusion and other macro-economic variables.
This will be released on January, 2019.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
PM SVANIDHI SCHEME
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs  has launched Prime Minister Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi  Scheme on June 01, 2020 with the aim to facilitate collateral free working capital loan to street vendors to restart their businesses, which were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme has the following objectives;
- Facilitate collateral free working capital loan upto ₹10,000, of 1 year tenure, with enhanced loan of ₹20,000 and ₹50,000 in the second and third tranches respectively, on repayments of earlier loans.
- Incentivize regular repayment, through interest subsidy @ 7% per annum; and
- Reward digital transactions, by way of cash back upto ₹1,200 per year.
: Under PM SVAnidhi Scheme, initially working capital loan of upto ₹ 10,000 was introduced. Considering requirement for enhanced loan, 2nd loan upto ₹ 20,000 w.e.f. 9.04.2021 and 3rd loan upto ₹ 50,000 w.e.f. 1.06.2022 were also introduced.
 & : No such proposal has been received by the Ministry. However, the Ministry has revised the cash back scheme w.e.f. 1st February, 2023 which provides cashback of ₹ 1 per digital transactions subject to maximum of ₹ 100 in a month i.e. ₹ 1200 in a year.
 & : As on 02.08.2023, a total of 2,62,811 loans have been sanctioned under the PM SVANidhi Scheme in state of Andhra Pradesh. The total number of loans sanctioned during the Financial Year 2022-23 and 2023-24  under the Scheme in the state of Andhra Pradesh are 49,534 and 12,097 respectively.
State/ULBs are responsible for identification of eligible street vendors and mobilisation of new applications under the scheme. However, in order to increase the number of beneficiaries, Ministry is taking initiatives which includes, inter-alia conduct of regular review meetings with States/UTs/ULBs/Lending Institutions, awareness campaign like broadcasting of radio jingles, Television advertisements and newspaper advertisements are being carried out from time to time. States/UTs have also been provided Information, Education and Communication  material in local languages regularly for outreach and dissemination of the benefits to the vendors to avail the benefits of the scheme.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Movement of record 73 fertiliser rakes in a single day on June 30, 2020
Shri Gowda congratulates Department of Fertilisers and compliments Railways on this significant achievement
Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda today congratulated officers of Department of Fertilisers and expressed gratitude to Ministry of Railways for helping move 73 fertiliser rakes in a single day on June 30, 2020. "Till date, this is a record number of fertiliser rakes moved in a single day," he stated.
During the month of June this year, average movement of Fertilizer rakes was 56.5 per day. It’s also a record number for any June month historically.
He added that the Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is committed to make available affordable fertilisers at appropriate time to farmers. So far for ongoing Kharif season, the Central Government in close coordination with State Governments has ensured steady supply of fertilisers in adequate quantity to farmers across the country.
Ministry of Finance
CGST Officials arrest one after busting network of 46 fake firms involved in fake input tax credit of Rs 82.23 crore
In the ongoing drive against fake billing operations, the officers of Central Goods and Services Tax  Commissionerate, Delhi East, have unearthed a multi-layered network of fictitious firms being used by their operators to generate and pass on fake ITC.
Through the use of extensive data analytics, officers of Delhi East GST were able to identify and unravel a network of 46 fake firms which were operating since 2017 and had passed on fake ITC to multiple of beneficiaries. The investigation conducted revealed that the fictitious firms were being controlled by Shri Arvind Kumar and his associates. He was arrested on 17.01.2021 and is in judicial custody till date. The key associate of Shri Arvind Kumar, one Shri Kamal Singh , had been absconding for the past one month. However, through persistent efforts the officers could finally apprehend Shri Kamal Singh who has confessed to have been involved in the racket of fake billing through which fake invoices of Rs. 541.13 crore were raised involving fake ITC of Rs. 82.23 crore, which is expected to increase as the investigation progresses.
Shri Kamal Singh was arrested under Section 69 of the CGST Act, 2017 and produced before the Duty Magistrate on 09.02.2021, who remanded him to judicial custody of 14 days till 23.02.2021. This is the second arrest made in the investigation.
It is pertinent to mention here that since the inception of GST Central Tax, Delhi Zone has made 21 arrests in various cases involving GST evasion amounting to more than Rs. 3791.65 crore.
Ministry of Steel
MOIL achieves best ever quarterly production in April-June 2023; Registers thumping growth of 35% y- o-y
Record quarterly sales of 3.96 lakh MT also registered in Q1 FY 2023-24
Maintaining the production tempo, MOIL has achieved its best ever quarterly manganese ore production of 4.36 lakh MT in the first quarter of FY’24, thereby registering a substantial growth of 35% over the corresponding period last year . Production of 1.5 lakh MT in the month of June is also its best ever production for any June month, since inception.
On the sales front, MOIL has also recorded its best ever first quarter sales performance and registered sales of 3.96 lakh MT in the first quarter of the current financial year, with a growth of 39% percent over CPLY.
Continuing its thrust on exploration activities, MOIL has carried out its best ever quarterly exploratory core drilling of 20,086 metres in the first quarter of FY’24, which is 3.8 times that of CPLY. This will not only form the basis of enhanced production from its existing mines but will also provide the foundation for opening new Manganese mines in the country.
MOIL has also recorded the highest production of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide  during this quarter. EMD is a 100% import substitution product, used mostly for pharmaceuticals and manufacturing of batteries.
Shri Ajit Kumar Saxena, CMD MOIL, congratulated MOIL collective for this thumping performance and the spirit demonstrated to perform as per the clarion call of ‘making each month March’. He further expressed confidence that MOIL will continue to work towards the stretch goals fixed for the year.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Russiaon cooperation in the field of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved signingof a Memorandum of Understanding  between National Small Industries Corporation Ltd.  - a Public Sector Undertaking of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises  of the Republic of India and JSC-Russian Small & Medium Business Corporation , Russia.The MoU will be signed during the upcoming visit of Russian President to India.
The objective of the MoU is to promote cooperation between the Small & Medium Enterprises  of the two countries. It would provide a structured framework and enabling environment to the MSME sector of the two countries to understand each other's strengths, markets, technologies, policies etc. It aims to enhance enterprise to enterprise cooperation and help initiate sustainable business alliances in terms of technology transfers, joint ventures and business partnerships in MSME sector between the two countries. Cooperation in the field of capacity building, rapid incubation for entrepreneurship development, exposure to each other's market by encouraging participation in exhibitions are also envisaged in this MoU.
This cooperation is expected to open doors of new opportunities for Indian MSME sector by way of new markets, joint ventures, sharing of best practices and technology collaborations etc. NSIC, under the Ministry of MSME has a considerable experience in carrying out such cooperation and is, therefore, appropriate organization to implement the activities of this MoU.
Ministry of Power
POWERGRID’s consolidated Profit After Tax crosses ₹ 12,000 crore
Board Recommends Bonus shares and Final dividend
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited  , a Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Power has posted total Income of ₹ 40,824 crore and Profit After Tax of ₹12,036 crore on consolidated basis for the financial year ended March 31, 2021, registering a growth of 6 % and 9% respectively over corresponding amounts for FY 2019-20. On a standalone basis, the Company achieved total Income of ₹ 40,527 crore and Profit After Tax  of ₹ 11,936 crore registering a growth of 6% and 10% respectively over the previous financial year.
For the fourth quarter , the Total Income and Profit After Tax on consolidated basis are ₹ 10,816 crore and ₹ 3,526 crore respectively, while on standalone basis, the Total Income and Profit After Tax are ₹ 10,705 crore and ₹3,516 crore respectively.
During the financial year FY 2020-21, the Company incurred a Capital Expenditure of ₹ 11,284 crore and capitalized assets worth ₹ 21,467 crore  on consolidated basis. POWERGRID’s Gross Fixed Assets on a consolidated basis stood at ₹ 2,41,498 crore as on March 31, 2021 as against ₹ 2,27,543 crore as on March 31, 2020.
With the use of state-of-the-art maintenance techniques, automation and digitization, POWERGRID maintained average transmission system availability of 99.76% for FY 2020-21.
For the first time, the POWERGRID Board has recommended issuance of common shares of the Company as bonus shares in the ratio of 1:3 to its shareholders.
The Company has proposed a final dividend of 30%  in addition to first and second interim dividends aggregating to 90%  already paid for the financial year 2020-21. The total dividend for the year thus amounts to ₹12 per share compared to ₹10 per share paid for the previous year.
In FY 2020-21, major transmission elements commissioned include Bipole-I of ±800 kV Raigarh – Pugalur HVDC system enhancing total Inter-Regional Power transfer capacity by 3,000 MW between Southern Region and Western Region, and state-of-the-art VSC technology based ±320 kV Monopole-II of Pugalur -Thrissur HVDC system.
During the year, POWERGRID acquired the balance  stake in Jaypee Powergrid Limited and assets of Srinagar- Leh Transmission System were transferred to POWERGRID by the Government of India.
POWERGRID has been successful bidder in all the five TBCB  projects with aggregate annual levelized tariff of ₹ 515.84 crore in FY 2020-21.
Central Transmission Utility of India Limited, a 100% owned subsidiary of POWERGRID has been designated as the CTU w.e.f 01.04.2021. This subsidiary will be subsequently made a separate Government owned company.
At the end of FY 2021, the total transmission assets of POWERGRID and its subsidiaries stood at 1,69,829 ckm of transmission lines and 4,37,223 MVA of transformation capacity registering y-o-y growth of 4% and 7% respectively.
Ministry of Power
POSOCO vaccinates 300 employees from Power PSUs
Indian Grid Operator POSOCO a central Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Power organised a Covid-19 vaccination drive during which 300 employees working in various CPSEs under Ministry of Power were vaccinated today.
The drive was organised by Power System Operation Corporation in collaboration with Apollo Hospital, Delhi, for the persons in the age group of 18-44 years. They were vaccinated the first dose of Covishield.
In this drive, employees as well as family members of Power sector CPSEs/Organisations including POSOCO, PGCIL, EESL, NHPC, NTPC, CEA, CERC, MoP, etc. were vaccinated. The venue for the drive was National Load Despatch Centre  office at Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi.
The drive was organised on the directions of Shri R.K. Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State , Ministry of Power, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Shri Alok Kumar, Secretary.
At this occasion, Shri KVS Baba, CMD, POSOCO said “POSOCO has always been on the fore front to take all the measures to prevent Covid-19 and, taking Govt.’s vaccination drive further, has organised this vaccination camp so that all our power sector employees are safe and ready to provide uninterrupted power supply across the nation.”
During the drive, all the safety protocols were followed including social distancing, hand sanitisation, etc. At every step, proper posters were displayed directing the people about all the procedures and precautions to be followed.
POSOCO is a wholly owned Government of India enterprise under the Ministry of Power. It is responsible to ensure the integrated operation of the Grid in a reliable, efficient, and secure manner. It consists of five Regional Load Despatch Centres  and the National Load Despatch Centre .
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Ministry of Defence
Mi-17 V5 Helicopter of IAF Crashes
On 27 February 2019, one Mi-17 V5 helicopter of Indian Air Force got airborne from Srinagar airfield at 1000 hrs for a routine mission. The helicopter crashed around 1010 hrs near Budgam, J&K. All six air warriors on board the helicopter, suffered fatal injuries. A court of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the accident.
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